10 year old Boxer, Sweet Pea

[Sweet Peas Momma]

I'm sorry for the loss of your Spencer! May is ask, since your post stated ready to start trilo, can I assume he never started the Cushing's meds? We just got Vetoryl to start 60mg a day for our 10 year old Boxer, Sweet Pea, who rescued us on August 29th 2014. Like your Spencer, Sweet Pea has the hind quarter weakness and pivots on her right rear leg. The knuckle has turned under numerous times, looking very painful, however, she does not seem to notice when it does so, like its numb or something. We have lined her normal walking area from carpeted living room to her food dish in the kitchen with runners, yet she is getting worse at times and has difficulty even standing on carpet or runners. We are going to start her meds in the morning. I'm excited but quite terrified of the side effects. Thank you for listening. Shelly, Sweet Peas Momma

[Harley PoMMom]

Hi Shelly and welcome to you and Sweet Pea. You will see that I have taken the liberty of shifting your reply from Spencer's thread where you originally posted, and I instead shifted it here to create a new thread that is your very own. This way, it will be much easier for our members to reply to you directly.

I apologize for launching into a number of questions, but your answers will help guide us from this point forward. First, can you tell us exactly what testing was done to confirm the Cushing's diagnosis and what symptoms Sweet Pea is displaying? How much does she weigh? Is she taking any other herbs/supplements/medications? Does she have any other health issues?

The knuckling sounds more like it is a neurological or spine problem and may not be related to Cushing's, what has the vet said about this?

I'm providing a link to our Resource thread where you will find a wealth of info regarding Cushing's and treatment: Links to Cushings Websites (especially helpful for new members!) (http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/showthread.php?t=180)

Trilostane/Vetoryl Information and Resources (http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/showthread.php?t=185)

If you have any questions at all please do not hesitate to ask them, and remember we will help in any way we can.

Hugs, Lori

[Spencersmom]

Checking in to see how Sweet Pea is doing! How's Momma holding up?